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last night, thousands marched through the streets of alexandria, in favor of morsi and an early vote on the constitution. >> ( translated ): the constitutional declaration is not against the revolution, but it complies with what they were asking for during the revolution >> brown: another mass rally supporting morsi has been called for saturday. the opposition plans its own large protest tomorrow, after friday prayers. >> brown: a short time ago i spoke to david kirkpatrick, cairo bureau chief of "the new york times." david, thanks for joining us. so this constitutional assembly that's moving very quickly on a constitution, tell us, explain what's going on there. >> well, the assembly has been meeting for several weeks and trying to work faster and faster to finish a new constitution, the first constitution for egypt since the overthrow of hosni mubarak. they said recently that they would like a little more time. they were hoping to bring together a consensus of the islamist majority and some of the secular minority in the assembly but at the last minute they decided to jump the gun,
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last week morsi secured a agreement from the international monetary fund for $4 billion in loans. it was a signal that egypt was ready to tackle to economic reform. u.s. pays billions to imf fund and i'm not sure why we should contribute to the loan. joining me is the author of the battle over islam. before we talk about egypt, get you to react to the vote in the u.n. on palestine. tell me what it means? >> if anything the timing is really bizarre, melissa. the u.n. proving how out of touch it is. hamas claiming supposedly victory when israeli finally responded appropriately to having missiles thrown at it for months of the president of egypt claiming egypt was terrorist state and claiming he brought these. state leadership in egypt but claiming regional egypt. israel is having to recognize a state-run by aterrorist organization that the united states will not even recognize because they're a terrorist group. just a very bizarre setting. >> is it bizarre or is it on purpose and very specific? >> well, it is on purpose from the u.n. it is on purpose from individuals there that want
last week morsi secured a agreement from the international monetary fund for $4 billion in loans. it was a signal that egypt was ready to tackle to economic reform. u.s. pays billions to imf fund and i'm not sure why we should contribute to the loan. joining me is the author of the battle over islam. before we talk about egypt, get you to react to the vote in the u.n. on palestine. tell me what it means? >> if anything the timing is really bizarre, melissa. the u.n. proving how out of...
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what did you think about president morsi? >> reporter: well, wolf, as you know president morsi was a accidental president. a lot of people thought he would have been better as a chief of staff rather than the president himself. he's an engineer by training. a degree from usc. he seems very much like an engineer. he's very specific about what he talks about. he isn't filled with enthusiasm although he seemed to enjoy talking quite a lot to us. he talked in english almost the whole time. >> yeah, well, he went to college at the university of southern california. so his english -- >> yes. >> his english i take it must be pretty good. >> it is pretty good. he had a few lapses here and there. he had a long reference to the movie "planet of the apes" which he saw as a parable for peace on earth. he's very down to earth, wolf. >> what was that parable from planet of the apes? i know he liked that movie. i read the interview. tell our viewers what he saw the connection with the film and what's going on. >> i guess he saw the persecut
what did you think about president morsi? >> reporter: well, wolf, as you know president morsi was a accidental president. a lot of people thought he would have been better as a chief of staff rather than the president himself. he's an engineer by training. a degree from usc. he seems very much like an engineer. he's very specific about what he talks about. he isn't filled with enthusiasm although he seemed to enjoy talking quite a lot to us. he talked in english almost the whole time....
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>>shepard: what are we expecting from president morsi's address? >>reporter: well, it is a remarkable situation where you have a country ramming through a constitution in one day's time if an attempt to head off more protests. the exact affect could be the reverse, to inflame the protests that we have seen the past seven days. this is tape recording and there will be a explanation of the extraordinary power and the explanation of the constitution. it will go to the people after he accepts it so we will have a referendum in 15 days and in the short-term major protests friday and saturday if those who support the president and those who are trying to drive him out. >>shepard: thank you, steve. the first president bush is in the hospital because of a cough that won't go away. that is the word from the president, the former president's office. he has been in and out of the hospital recently with bronchitis complications. he reported the president is in stable condition and should come back home by this weekend. the spokesman says doctors want to be ext
>>shepard: what are we expecting from president morsi's address? >>reporter: well, it is a remarkable situation where you have a country ramming through a constitution in one day's time if an attempt to head off more protests. the exact affect could be the reverse, to inflame the protests that we have seen the past seven days. this is tape recording and there will be a explanation of the extraordinary power and the explanation of the constitution. it will go to the people after he...
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it's composed of islamists, people who support morsi. and, believe it or not, they finished their constitution in record time. and now because they have the protection of morsi, the constitution cannot be challenged. that's why people are out on the street here. they think that this whole process has been a sham. that morsi grabbed powers, he had his allies rush through a constitution that, according to people here, doesn't protect women's rights sufficiently, gives too much power or potential power to islamic clerics in this country, makes coptic christians second-class citizens. a whole host of grievances against this new draft constitution. there are other people in this society, morsi supporters, who think this cushionstitution is fabulous. egypt is very divided. we expect morsi to come out and say to all egyptian people the constitution is written. now you the people have the right to vote on it. and half the people in this country, the people who are represented here in tahrir, are going to clearly vote no. but most observers expec
it's composed of islamists, people who support morsi. and, believe it or not, they finished their constitution in record time. and now because they have the protection of morsi, the constitution cannot be challenged. that's why people are out on the street here. they think that this whole process has been a sham. that morsi grabbed powers, he had his allies rush through a constitution that, according to people here, doesn't protect women's rights sufficiently, gives too much power or potential...
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when this constitution is drafted and goes through referendum president morsi wrote in his controversial constitution that gratian his extra powers he's assumed will and to this is after the referendum however the real issue the heart of this debate is the constitution itself and the way that it's being drafted the opposition forces really see the constituent assembly to submit a body because at least a quarter of its members have staged a walkout including kiva presence tips from the church from liberal leftist forces for example so this constitution they really see has been drafted by president morsy supporters members of the muslim brotherhood and the other is the most groups still left in the constituent assembly so i'm afraid this document will be nothing really than to increase the anger of the opposition forces who at the moment are staging an ongoing sit in in tahrir square we have a protest called today by opposition and pro morsi supporters which if we if we expect to see quite a lot of clashes on the streets this is also already been very violent we've seen the death of at lea
when this constitution is drafted and goes through referendum president morsi wrote in his controversial constitution that gratian his extra powers he's assumed will and to this is after the referendum however the real issue the heart of this debate is the constitution itself and the way that it's being drafted the opposition forces really see the constituent assembly to submit a body because at least a quarter of its members have staged a walkout including kiva presence tips from the church...
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right now the circumstances also are favoring morsi. and the other reason is because he holds the sort of future of egypt in his hands right now and of the revolution with what he does in the coming couple of months. >> uh-huh. and another new development to tell you about today. egyptian lawmakers dominated by islamists are now rushing to draft a new constitution. this move is seen by some of morsi's critics as an effort by the muslim brotherhood to hijack the constitution and egypt's butting push for democracy. >>> there's a slaughter happening along the coast of the united states in the gulf of mexico to be specific. someone is brutally killing dolphins, those gentle mammals that don't fear man. the area is a major dolphin birthing area putting newborns at risk. cnn's ed lavandera takes us to the mississippi gulf coast. and a warning for you, you may find some of the pictures very disturbing. >> reporter: to reach the crime scenes, you need to catch a ride and take a guide. this island we see off to our left this is deer island where
right now the circumstances also are favoring morsi. and the other reason is because he holds the sort of future of egypt in his hands right now and of the revolution with what he does in the coming couple of months. >> uh-huh. and another new development to tell you about today. egyptian lawmakers dominated by islamists are now rushing to draft a new constitution. this move is seen by some of morsi's critics as an effort by the muslim brotherhood to hijack the constitution and egypt's...
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and if that is approved, president morsi is going to lose a lot of those extended powers. all of this as images like this play out, and these are not good for egyptians and they are not good for americans. the u.s. embassy in cairo has been closed. protesters are blocking the entrance, and the clashes are happening very, very close by. there is no indication at this time, however, that our embassy there is threatened. stay tuned. we'll keep you posted to the developments in that country. >>> and also in the middle east, we are seeing a rare moment of cooperation today between the palestinian authority and hamas. it's coming thousands of miles away from where they usually live. they're in new york, and both sides want their united nations status elevated. what does that mean? does it really do anything for them? basically, it's part of the palestinian effort, going on for decades now, to be an official country. equal in status with israel, and the united states. and anybody else belonging to the u.n. just for some context here, though, the plo has been a permanent observer.
and if that is approved, president morsi is going to lose a lot of those extended powers. all of this as images like this play out, and these are not good for egyptians and they are not good for americans. the u.s. embassy in cairo has been closed. protesters are blocking the entrance, and the clashes are happening very, very close by. there is no indication at this time, however, that our embassy there is threatened. stay tuned. we'll keep you posted to the developments in that country....
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embassy closed in cairo amid protests, of bid muhamed morsi's power grab. connell: can you hear me now syndrome, wireless carriers are ranked on their performance. we will have the worst and the best. dagen: stocks now lend every 15 minutes, nicole petallides at stock exchange with economic news this morning. is that what is giving the market a lift? nicole: we have a lot going on here. we have jobless claims for the second week, that is good news, you saw growth in economy and in the last few moments we moved higher and we are positive for the week. when you check it out and industrials we are up 44 points and most of those names on the dow are in the green, names like hewlett-packard and caterpillar and bank of america and united healthcare doing well. the fiscal cliff headline after headline continues to be in the forefront and on everybody's mind that this is what we are seeing, a decent market and the u.s. dollar being weaker today has been a factor in the strength we are seeing as well. connell: treasury secretary tim geithner meeting with congression
embassy closed in cairo amid protests, of bid muhamed morsi's power grab. connell: can you hear me now syndrome, wireless carriers are ranked on their performance. we will have the worst and the best. dagen: stocks now lend every 15 minutes, nicole petallides at stock exchange with economic news this morning. is that what is giving the market a lift? nicole: we have a lot going on here. we have jobless claims for the second week, that is good news, you saw growth in economy and in the last few...
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president morsi supporters are planning a demonstration there on saturday. that could spark violent clashes. holly williams, cbs news, cairo. >> today the united nations is expected to vote to recognize palestine as a sovereign state. the vote to give the palestinians a non-member observer status is opposed by the united states and israel. >> reporter: good morning. that vote will take place in the general assembly where there will be only observer status. to become a member you need u.n. security council and that won't happen because the u.s. will veto it. the u.s. and israel tried hard to get palestine not to go along with today's vote. but they are now down playing it it doesn't give palestine what it wants. it's quiet this morning outside the u.n. but demonstrators are expected to protest the vote on palestinian recognition. palestinians are seeking status as a nonmember observer. palestinians say they need u.n. recognition of a palestinian state in the west bank in order to get israel back to the negotiating table. the u.s. insists on direct negotiation
president morsi supporters are planning a demonstration there on saturday. that could spark violent clashes. holly williams, cbs news, cairo. >> today the united nations is expected to vote to recognize palestine as a sovereign state. the vote to give the palestinians a non-member observer status is opposed by the united states and israel. >> reporter: good morning. that vote will take place in the general assembly where there will be only observer status. to become a member you...
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morsi is addressing his people today. a speech in which he's expected to discuss his move last week to seize near absolute power. thousands have been on the streets of cairo protesting that move since. morsi is showing no signs, though, of backing down. >>> and with the conflict in syria showing no signs of ending, the obama administration is reportedly considering deeper intervention there. this morning's "new york times" says no decisions have been made. but several options are being looked at, including providing arms to anti-government fighters. a decision on whether to deploy surface-to-air missiles in neighboring areas is likely next week. >>> and a major milestone is expected at the u.n. today, when the general assembly votes to give statehood to the palestinians. this comes despite strong opposition for u.s. officials over fears that such a move could harm peace negotiations with israel. palestinian leaders view the vote as a step towards global recognition. >>> and it turns out, mitt romney is going to the white
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before i let you go, a lot of talk about mohamed morsi pushing toward a constitution. what's the latest there? >> reporter: yeah. so important developments today. as we speak egypt's constitutional assembly voting on the all-important draft of the new constitution. again, this will be the cornerstone of egypt's democratic transition. it's been one of the reasons why president morsi, muslim brotherhood, have been locking horns with opposition factions. this panel is dominated by islamists, the opposition factions say they're trying to squeeze them out. if this vote takes place in about 15 days there's going to be a nationwide referendum. people will be voting for this constitution. and if they approve it, all those controversial decrees that gave president morsi those sweeping powers will be immediately anulled, president morsi and the muslim brotherhood hoping it will calm down the factions. we'll see if that happens in the coming days. >> a lot going on. reza sayah in cairo. thanks very much. >>> ins with washington, the w house is trying to kick start the talks. 33 d
before i let you go, a lot of talk about mohamed morsi pushing toward a constitution. what's the latest there? >> reporter: yeah. so important developments today. as we speak egypt's constitutional assembly voting on the all-important draft of the new constitution. again, this will be the cornerstone of egypt's democratic transition. it's been one of the reasons why president morsi, muslim brotherhood, have been locking horns with opposition factions. this panel is dominated by islamists,...
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the crisis in egypt opposition activists are plying are planning more mass rallies against president morsi has decree that greatly enlarged his power tens of thousands of egyptians are now calling for these alarmist leader to stand down under pressure from protest lawmakers have vowed to finish drafting the country's new constitution on thursday but the move is only likely to spark more unrest as judas bell true reports from cairo. when this constitution is drafted and goes through referendum president morsi wrote in his controversial constitution that duration of his extra powers he says soon will and to this is off the referendum however the real issue the heart of this debate is the constitution itself and the way that it's being drafted the opposition forces really see the constituent assembly as an illegitimate body because at least a quarter of its members have staged a walkout including key representatives from the church and liberal leftist forces for example so this constitution they really see has been drafted by president morsy supporters members of the muslim brotherhood and th
the crisis in egypt opposition activists are plying are planning more mass rallies against president morsi has decree that greatly enlarged his power tens of thousands of egyptians are now calling for these alarmist leader to stand down under pressure from protest lawmakers have vowed to finish drafting the country's new constitution on thursday but the move is only likely to spark more unrest as judas bell true reports from cairo. when this constitution is drafted and goes through referendum...
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that's the pro morsi line of thinking. the other line of thinking is that the muslim brotherhood is more hard line than they would claim to be, that this is a huge power grab, that we're going to see a hardening of islamic law, sharia law in egypt and we'll see sort of a turn in the region that would be quite worrisome. looking at facts, looking at what's happened, so far, morsi, although he sits under this umbrella of the muslim brotherhood, has not taken the strict sharia law into effect, no extreme dress codes for women. you have to look at the hype and you have to look at action. >> the real tell, seems to have a man crush on charlton heston. looking for peace, looking for balance. >> thank you, donny, for bringing us back to the essence of the matter. >> you can find so much wisdom in "planet of the apes," the old one, not the new one. i should let you read the interview. you got to buy the magazine. >> we all want to know. >> big charlton heston fan. >> we learn at the beginning of this very insightful interview that
that's the pro morsi line of thinking. the other line of thinking is that the muslim brotherhood is more hard line than they would claim to be, that this is a huge power grab, that we're going to see a hardening of islamic law, sharia law in egypt and we'll see sort of a turn in the region that would be quite worrisome. looking at facts, looking at what's happened, so far, morsi, although he sits under this umbrella of the muslim brotherhood, has not taken the strict sharia law into effect, no...
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to create you that greatly large his power morsi has moved set off a nationwide wave of anger with tens of thousands of egyptians calling for the islamist leader to stand down joining me now is journalist bell true in cairo. thank you for joining us so we are expecting a draft of egypt's new constitution to be completed today is this likely to ease the tension. unfortunately i don't think it will the opposition forces themselves launched this this protest against the heart of the issue really started with the constitution unfortunately the opposition forces really see the constituent assembly is writing the constitution as not being representative egypt particularly if there's been a mass walkout by key representatives such as the church and also the liberal leftist forces with this new constitution being pushed through right now when they're still sitting in the rear and hundreds of thousands of people expected in the streets on friday i think they're going to find this very this is good to be opposed quite considerably by different groups of course in the constitution back to ration t
to create you that greatly large his power morsi has moved set off a nationwide wave of anger with tens of thousands of egyptians calling for the islamist leader to stand down joining me now is journalist bell true in cairo. thank you for joining us so we are expecting a draft of egypt's new constitution to be completed today is this likely to ease the tension. unfortunately i don't think it will the opposition forces themselves launched this this protest against the heart of the issue really...
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egypt's top judges join the fight against president mohamed morsi with tens of thousands of egyptians now calling for the islamist leader to step down. and germany's political opposition lashes out of the country's leaders for a lying about the true cost of the greek rescue as the german parliament is set to vote on the latest aid package more of the struggling remember. they have a moscow you're watching r.t. on marina joshie palestinians are eagerly anticipating thursday's un vote that could lead to the territory being granted statehood the autonomy is hoping to be upgraded from observer status to that of a nonmember observer state and there are and there appears to be international support for the proposal despite strong opposition from israel and the united states activist and filmmaker harry fear isn't a force. the end of the day we have in here in the middle east we have an israeli state and then we have a normal palestinian state or simply palestinian territories the palestinian people do not have rights like israelis do as a result of the state as. national entity and so this
egypt's top judges join the fight against president mohamed morsi with tens of thousands of egyptians now calling for the islamist leader to step down. and germany's political opposition lashes out of the country's leaders for a lying about the true cost of the greek rescue as the german parliament is set to vote on the latest aid package more of the struggling remember. they have a moscow you're watching r.t. on marina joshie palestinians are eagerly anticipating thursday's un vote that could...
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don't get nasty and lash out. [ laughter ] >> bill: morsey is morsi is a minor figure right now. >> no. >> bill: he he is he may emerge in a major figure in a bad or good way. he could broker peace that would be good. he could try to take over egypt and rule as islamic dictator. that would be bad. i don't think he is quite there yet. it's not an absurd contention. all right? but if that is the best we can do, if mohammed morsi is the person of the year on this planet, then we are in bad shape. what about you, kristen, who do you think should be person of the year? >> so this may just be my republic miff showing. i think paul ryan on the list is a really good choice. >> bill: paul ryan, everyone? >> he actually wasn't -- he wound up not being that quote, unquote big of a deal in the presidential race. but if you think about it he is the one guy trying to put together ideas how do we solve these long-term fiscal problems that countries around the world are facing. how are you going to deal with long-term entitlements. >> bill: i mocked powers and now i have to mock you. >> all right. >>
don't get nasty and lash out. [ laughter ] >> bill: morsey is morsi is a minor figure right now. >> no. >> bill: he he is he may emerge in a major figure in a bad or good way. he could broker peace that would be good. he could try to take over egypt and rule as islamic dictator. that would be bad. i don't think he is quite there yet. it's not an absurd contention. all right? but if that is the best we can do, if mohammed morsi is the person of the year on this planet, then we...
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they said they won't return to work until morsi rescinds decrees giving himself near absolute power. at the same time, the supreme constitutional court rejected morsi's claims that it's undermining his government. >> ( translated ): the egyptian supreme constitutional court will not be terrorized from any threat or blackmail and it will not be subjected to any pressure from anyone, no matter how forcible the pressure. and the supreme constitutional court is ready to face this, whatever the consequences, which could be a high price, even if the price is the life of its judges. >> sreenivasan: the courts' actions came a day after nationwide protests against morsi's decrees. and late today, there was word the egyptian leader will address the country tomorrow about his actions and the response. rebels in eastern congo have begun pulling out of territory they seized from government troops just last week. neighboring countries had issued an ultimatum for the m-23 fighters to withdraw from the key town of goma by friday. the group is made up mainly of soldiers who deserted the congolese arm
they said they won't return to work until morsi rescinds decrees giving himself near absolute power. at the same time, the supreme constitutional court rejected morsi's claims that it's undermining his government. >> ( translated ): the egyptian supreme constitutional court will not be terrorized from any threat or blackmail and it will not be subjected to any pressure from anyone, no matter how forcible the pressure. and the supreme constitutional court is ready to face this, whatever...
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it just stop judges joining the fight against president mohamed morsi it was a chance of thousands of egyptians now calling for the islamist leader to step down . hopes are high for palestine's bid for enhanced u.n. status as international support for the great gains momentum despite staunch resistance from this road and the western. germany's political opposition lashes out of the country's leaders for lying about the true costs of the greek rescue as a german parliament is set to vote on the latest a package for the struggling members. eleven am in the russian capital you're watching r t a marina joshie welcome to the program to further escalation of the crisis in egypt the country stop judiciary have gone on strike to protest president morsi is decree the greatly enlarged his powers morsi has moved set off a nationwide wave of violence rallies with tens of thousands of egyptians calling for the islamist leader to step down journalist bill true has the latest from cairo . and we've had to the choir is made to cool the country's major chords the constitutional court and the appeals c
it just stop judges joining the fight against president mohamed morsi it was a chance of thousands of egyptians now calling for the islamist leader to step down . hopes are high for palestine's bid for enhanced u.n. status as international support for the great gains momentum despite staunch resistance from this road and the western. germany's political opposition lashes out of the country's leaders for lying about the true costs of the greek rescue as a german parliament is set to vote on the...
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and was holding power until morsi became the psident of the country. so there is still a llt of moving parts here. it is still very dynamic. i don't think this is ov by a longshot. melissa: why is this, just to bring it back to our viewers, why is this so important to americans here? one reasois the suez canal which runs, you know, right there next to egypt. this is an important waterway for all kind of commerce in the area. there's oil in the region. and then, i mean there is egypt's now role and prominence in the region. >>>>eah. egypt is the most populous country in the arab world. it has been a leader for quite some time, a friend of the united states. you mentioned the suez canal. camp david accords, peace with israel. counterterrorism. there have been a lot of bad actors showing up in the sinai. thh gaza, palestinian issue. middle east peace. relations with iran. egypt was a strong bulwark, melissa, against iran's rise in the region. now they're talking about setting up diplomatic relations. in fact the new egyptian government let iranian warship
and was holding power until morsi became the psident of the country. so there is still a llt of moving parts here. it is still very dynamic. i don't think this is ov by a longshot. melissa: why is this, just to bring it back to our viewers, why is this so important to americans here? one reasois the suez canal which runs, you know, right there next to egypt. this is an important waterway for all kind of commerce in the area. there's oil in the region. and then, i mean there is egypt's now role...
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egypt's top judges join the fight against president mohamed morsi with tens of thousands of egyptians now calling for the islamist leader to step down. hopes are high for palestine is bad for an enhanced u.n. status international support for autonomy gains momentum despite ston shop position from israel and the u.s. . and germany's political opposition lashes out of the country's leaders for lying about the true costs of the greek rescue as the german parliament is set to vote on the latest package for the struggling new member. fortunately live from moscow nine am in the russian capital i'm marina joshie and a further escalation of the crisis in egypt the country stop judiciary have gone on strike to protest president morsi decree that greatly enlarged his power morse's move set off a nationwide wave of violence rallies with tens of thousands of egyptians calling for the islamist leader to step down journalist bill truth has the latest from cairo and we've had two kyrie's major courts with the country's major courts the constitutional court and the appeals court say they are going to
egypt's top judges join the fight against president mohamed morsi with tens of thousands of egyptians now calling for the islamist leader to step down. hopes are high for palestine is bad for an enhanced u.n. status international support for autonomy gains momentum despite ston shop position from israel and the u.s. . and germany's political opposition lashes out of the country's leaders for lying about the true costs of the greek rescue as the german parliament is set to vote on the latest...
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we welcome the crosstalk i'm revolutionary or a dictator in the making president mohammed morsi is presidential decrees granting him wide powers as we open the debate about the nature and pace a political change in egypt his supporters see him cleaning house of the old regime loyalists morrissey's opponents claim the muslim brotherhood is showing its autocratic impulses players can. still play. to cross-talk egypt's president i'm joined by while escobar in cairo he is a blogger and a journalist in beirut we have franklin lamb he is director of the americans concern for middle east peace and in washington we cross to ivan eland he is a senior fellow and director of the center on peace and liberty at the independent institute for. german crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want while in cairo i'd like to go to you first of the president has been widely criticized for his decree expanding his power but others would say it was necessary that political shock therapy is necessary for egypt to move forward to transform how to react to that i don't think dictatorship is eve
we welcome the crosstalk i'm revolutionary or a dictator in the making president mohammed morsi is presidential decrees granting him wide powers as we open the debate about the nature and pace a political change in egypt his supporters see him cleaning house of the old regime loyalists morrissey's opponents claim the muslim brotherhood is showing its autocratic impulses players can. still play. to cross-talk egypt's president i'm joined by while escobar in cairo he is a blogger and a journalist...
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there's a huge music issue on the market revolutionary dictator in the making of president mohamed morsi its presidential decree spreading in wide powers as we open the debate about. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm sorry welcome to the big picture. wealthy british style. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into a report. on my. use of the some of the specifics of. what is politics want to blame for the institutional corruption the endless wars in the burgeoning homelessness what if rather these are all. just symptoms born out of an outdated social structure that's the revolutionary idea behind the explosives documentary trilogy since the first movies released in two thousand and seven these documentaries have been translated into forty different languages and been seen by hundreds o
there's a huge music issue on the market revolutionary dictator in the making of president mohamed morsi its presidential decree spreading in wide powers as we open the debate about. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm sorry welcome to the big picture. wealthy british style. market why not. find out what's really...
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but it is not clear if president morsi ready to offer concessions. there is a rally called for saturday in support of the president. >> despite the recent turmoil in egypt, could there be some sober linings to the cloud? that is the argument that mahomet all area and from pentico has made in a recent article. -- pick muhammed el-erian has made in a recent article. what exactly is all of the brightness to this chaos? >> it is important to understand the context. egypt is trying to give it -- put from its past -- pivot from its past into its future without the proper institutions and without a mandela-type leader. it is a very bumpy road. there are now checks and balances in egypt. this is no longer a society where you can ram through changes. and there is nothing more powerful than citizens who feel they have a say in the destiny of their country. because of that, you can think of the future, which will be one where the egyptians will be able to take control of their economy much more so than before. it tells you that the egyptians feel they own the c
but it is not clear if president morsi ready to offer concessions. there is a rally called for saturday in support of the president. >> despite the recent turmoil in egypt, could there be some sober linings to the cloud? that is the argument that mahomet all area and from pentico has made in a recent article. -- pick muhammed el-erian has made in a recent article. what exactly is all of the brightness to this chaos? >> it is important to understand the context. egypt is trying to...
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night in sheets of joy these people absolutely determined to go out to protest is that mohamed morsi was told to be ready to make that declaration that he didn't want to themselves we think was last tuesday we would have to leave that mohamed morsi got to make it democracy in this country but after within five five months of this or since he had more sense starting to run runs this country has said to use despair i'm collecting all of the poems this country to be on his side a lot of this you could hear but i don't know morsi is the president was nowhere close to what occurred. just the first week i think of this problem of having making that possible support of the big wins completely which. since you have to ration. of congress. members of the constitution and assembly said they could vote on a new constitution in the coming few days after that morsi has promised to shed his newly acquired powers but blogger and journalists while skandha has told me that he thinks he believes that real democracy is a long way off but the fact of the matter is that everything is going in the opposit
night in sheets of joy these people absolutely determined to go out to protest is that mohamed morsi was told to be ready to make that declaration that he didn't want to themselves we think was last tuesday we would have to leave that mohamed morsi got to make it democracy in this country but after within five five months of this or since he had more sense starting to run runs this country has said to use despair i'm collecting all of the poems this country to be on his side a lot of this you...
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they are not going anywhere until president morsi rescinded the decree. lawmakers are working on a new constitution that could ease the crisis. but judges on egypt's highest courts are not very optimistic at all, almost all of the judges went on strike today and they are not coming back until the president gives up his demand for dictatorship. our man in cairo is steve harrigan. >>reporter: the numbers are down sharply and i can count one, two, three, four cans of tear gas being fired off. several thousand people are out tonight for the sixth night but last night larger numbers, up to 200,000 people, in the demonstration was reminiscent to those that overthrew mubarak two years ago. a couple of important differences to keep in mind with president morsi. he was elected by 52 percent of the vote six months ago. and he still has strong public support. the muslim brotherhood will come out in force to show their support if the president. >>shepard: there is talk of a compromise. what is the climate for a compromise? >>reporter: we have not seen movement on eit
they are not going anywhere until president morsi rescinded the decree. lawmakers are working on a new constitution that could ease the crisis. but judges on egypt's highest courts are not very optimistic at all, almost all of the judges went on strike today and they are not coming back until the president gives up his demand for dictatorship. our man in cairo is steve harrigan. >>reporter: the numbers are down sharply and i can count one, two, three, four cans of tear gas being fired...
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right the general the general rhetoric back a morsi is always a little more time a little more time and that is well let's consider that. since last year the brotherhood they've had powers and they've been in parliament and we've seen how they've reacted to every single crisis and nothing about what they're doing is revolutionary they have the power to issue legislation and instead they use that to to praise the army who have killed people and they've supported the army more says speeches themselves speak out that he is willing to protect the police the police is brutal as blue brutal as ever right now they're still using excessive force with protesters and that hasn't been at rest so he is currently targeting the general public prosecutor so in my opinion that that is just a takeover and a power grab the fact that there is no puppet popular mass popular support equal except from the twenty's right from the muslim brotherhood. supporters themselves the numbers what we've seen as well is that most he does not rule the entire egypt he calls in the guidance office to give him his mandate i
right the general the general rhetoric back a morsi is always a little more time a little more time and that is well let's consider that. since last year the brotherhood they've had powers and they've been in parliament and we've seen how they've reacted to every single crisis and nothing about what they're doing is revolutionary they have the power to issue legislation and instead they use that to to praise the army who have killed people and they've supported the army more says speeches...
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power grab by the president showed no sign of ending one hundred thousand people calling on mohammed morsi to leave after he gave himself authority beyond reach of the courts true is in the egyptian capital. had to kyra's major chords with the country's major chords the constitutional court and the appeals court say they are going to strike of course the judges themselves are also still on a partial strike the journalists in the case and their own so who first strike to seeing really quite a lot of movement that a major sectors within egypt society which the president is really going to have to do with as things escalate on the street as well fish caches do continue between protesters and the police which started early last week right down below us right now police are firing excessive amounts of tear gas and bad shots at dozens of protesters who are still in the streets reporting from the seeing my colleague tom barton has more here in the streets of central cairo the sights the sounds and the smells of protest and of civil disorder very loud and very clear tucker a square is just over th
power grab by the president showed no sign of ending one hundred thousand people calling on mohammed morsi to leave after he gave himself authority beyond reach of the courts true is in the egyptian capital. had to kyra's major chords with the country's major chords the constitutional court and the appeals court say they are going to strike of course the judges themselves are also still on a partial strike the journalists in the case and their own so who first strike to seeing really quite a...
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they said that morsi's decree, quote, defies belief. many other judges and lawyers and journalists have now got on didn't bandwagon and striking. so far, morsi is defiant, refusing to rescind his decree and he has, however, managed or acknowledged some type of wriggle room for negotiation. still, while this battle plays out in the courts, the protesters behind me in tahrir square say they won't let up until morsi tears up the decree and now the opposition which as you know drew a crowd of 200,000 last night called for a very similar protest on friday while morsi's islamist backers are planning a massive show of support on saturday and now unless that changes, they say that's going to take place right here behind me where those protesters are camped out so they could -- there could be some serious violence and confrontation come saturday. back to you, tamron. >> jim, also the equip shan economy took another big hit, as well, today. >> reporter: that's right. and the stark reality is that every day that the uncertainty and political turmo
they said that morsi's decree, quote, defies belief. many other judges and lawyers and journalists have now got on didn't bandwagon and striking. so far, morsi is defiant, refusing to rescind his decree and he has, however, managed or acknowledged some type of wriggle room for negotiation. still, while this battle plays out in the courts, the protesters behind me in tahrir square say they won't let up until morsi tears up the decree and now the opposition which as you know drew a crowd of...
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believe that mohamed morsi got to making democracy in this country but after within five five months and since christmas is starting to run dry is this extreme. to use just. all of the just going to be. a lot of these people i don't know morsi is the president was nowhere close to what the just the do you think this is really making that possible support of. them believe. that the relation. was. to discuss the situation in egypt let's join blogger and journalist while escada he is in cairo again like two years ago cries for the president to go are being heard out here square do you think perhaps a new revolution is on its way. i don't particularly think it's a new revolution i think we're finishing off this one for one we started two years ago because in reality not much has changed in the way the regime has been handling the country the transition process is in itself. you know in the state of chaos and the new elected leader ahmed morsi is determined to go down the same road that mubarak has gone down like that with all the economic policies and with his. inability to listen to wha
believe that mohamed morsi got to making democracy in this country but after within five five months and since christmas is starting to run dry is this extreme. to use just. all of the just going to be. a lot of these people i don't know morsi is the president was nowhere close to what the just the do you think this is really making that possible support of. them believe. that the relation. was. to discuss the situation in egypt let's join blogger and journalist while escada he is in cairo...
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protesting egyptian president mohamed morsi's power grab. police firing tear grass at demonstrators. this is one of the highest courts refuses to work in protest with mohamed morsi's degree. president obama will hhve a sitdown with crummy tomorrow. their first sit down since the election november 6. tonight's record-breaking powerball jackpot is now up to $550 million. people lining up across the country for their chance to hit it big. if you think you're going to become an instant millionaire, here's a sobering stat. the odds are one in 175 million. those are your headlines. back to you. lori: thank you. melissa: are you sharing your lottery winnings with me? lori: yesterray i was on the fence, but i've decided i should be generous. melissa: in the summer knight capital was fighting for it survival after aaron's trading wiped out money from the balance sheet. but they find themselves in the middle of a bidding war as high frequency trading outfit tries to outbid their arrival. who has the advantage? which has the advantage. >> we report, yo
protesting egyptian president mohamed morsi's power grab. police firing tear grass at demonstrators. this is one of the highest courts refuses to work in protest with mohamed morsi's degree. president obama will hhve a sitdown with crummy tomorrow. their first sit down since the election november 6. tonight's record-breaking powerball jackpot is now up to $550 million. people lining up across the country for their chance to hit it big. if you think you're going to become an instant millionaire,...
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we are seeing no comprises from president mohammed morsi. in fact we are hearing from his supporters in the muslim brotherhood that they plan on staging major marchs across the nation on saturday in support of mohammed morsi. they have kept their distance perhaps trying to reduce of conflict between two sides. megyn: steve harrigan thank you. new safety measures being put in place to protect the world from a dangerous historic site. trace takes a look at the enormous cleanup challenges at the now crumbling tomb that is the chenoble nuclear plant. >> a prank started like this. and ended with the victims of the prank looking like this. truly terrified elevator passengers and the potential liabilities involved in these practical jokes. and growing concerns that u.n. ambassador susan rice may be be too political to become secretary of state. laura ingram is here next to discuss how a new round of capitol hill meetings went for rise this morning after yesterday's meetings created some drama. >> at this point in time if president obama were to nom
we are seeing no comprises from president mohammed morsi. in fact we are hearing from his supporters in the muslim brotherhood that they plan on staging major marchs across the nation on saturday in support of mohammed morsi. they have kept their distance perhaps trying to reduce of conflict between two sides. megyn: steve harrigan thank you. new safety measures being put in place to protect the world from a dangerous historic site. trace takes a look at the enormous cleanup challenges at the...
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egypt's supreme constitutional court has accused morsi of targeting it specifically. had to try the could a lot of the newspaper says the president has put himself above the law and compared his behavior to fascism. this decree divided egypt on. civil war unfortunately this president is the very same thing for which. dictatorship this is what. people say no to that and you. looking at these crowds you cannot tell who is muslim or christian who is liberal leftist this is the people who are saying no to. fascism making the president above the law the president and the muslim brotherhood behind him have already lost their credibility they have promised so many things in the past never kept their promises that's why most of these people in the streets they were talking about over a million up to now because they are not happy with. well you two can share your opinion of what's going on in egypt and what it will eventually lead to but casting your vote at r.t. dot com here's how the votes are loading up so far. and screen we can see that forty percent of those who voted be
egypt's supreme constitutional court has accused morsi of targeting it specifically. had to try the could a lot of the newspaper says the president has put himself above the law and compared his behavior to fascism. this decree divided egypt on. civil war unfortunately this president is the very same thing for which. dictatorship this is what. people say no to that and you. looking at these crowds you cannot tell who is muslim or christian who is liberal leftist this is the people who are...
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president morsi says it will remain this way until the constitution is finalized. i want to bring in reza sayeh. first of all, give us a feeling of what is happening on the streets and how people feel about where they are in this. >> reporter: well, protesters are still here, nowhere near the numbers of the 1 million demonstration last night. but we have a whole bunch of other collision courses taking shape, suzanne, that could complicate this. here's why. president morsi wants the new constitution drafted immediately. 100-member panel has been designed to write this new constitution but there's been a whole lot of problems and conflict. the panel is dominated by supporters of the muslim brotherhood, islamists. many liberal members have quit and protested. >> reza, we have breaking news. senator bob corker, a republican from tennessee reacting to susan rice's statements. >> i very much appreciate the transparency and type of conversations we've had from day one. i know that she has her portion of the investigation underway and i know there are others that are happe
president morsi says it will remain this way until the constitution is finalized. i want to bring in reza sayeh. first of all, give us a feeling of what is happening on the streets and how people feel about where they are in this. >> reporter: well, protesters are still here, nowhere near the numbers of the 1 million demonstration last night. but we have a whole bunch of other collision courses taking shape, suzanne, that could complicate this. here's why. president morsi wants the new...